Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 16 January 2014
199. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he has received the report of the working group on citizen engagement; if so, when he plans to publish same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1904/14]
View answerThe Working Group on citizen engagement with local government, under the Chairmanship of Fr. Sean Healy, was established on 26 September 2013 to make recommendations on more extensive and diverse input by citizens into the decision-making process and to allow for facilitation of input by citizens into decision making at the local government level. The working group was given a short time-frame in which to produce its report, which I received towards the end of December 2013.
I am considering the report in the context of the Local Government reform programme and I intend that it will be published on my Department’s website at an early date.
